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Downing

noun

United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852). Synonym: Andrew Jackson Downing.

Down

verb

(past & past part. downed; pres. part. downing)

Drink down entirely. Synonyms: belt down, bolt down, drink down, kill, pop, pour down, toss off. "She killed a bottle of brandy that night" , "They popped a few beer after work"

Eat immoderately. Synonyms: consume, devour, go through.

Bring down or defeat (an opponent).

Shoot at and force to come down. Synonyms: land, shoot down.

Cause to come or go down. Synonyms: cut down, knock down, pull down, push down. "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing. Synonyms: fine-tune, polish, refine.

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"Downing" Quotes from Famous Books

... Foreigner carefully picked his way amongst the ruins to Downing Street, and was soon in ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 99, August 16, 1890 • Various

... into Mitchener's chair). Yes: it is indeed Balsquith. It has come to this: that the only way that the Prime Minister of England can get from Downing Street to the War Office is by assuming this disguise; shrieking "VOTES for Women"; and chaining himself to your doorscraper. They were at the corner in force. They cheered me. Bellachristina herself was there. She shook my hand and told me to say I was a vegetarian, as the diet was better ...

— Press Cuttings • George Bernard Shaw

... from the closely clustered nucleus, Jesus College might be regarded as a modern foundation ranking with Downing or Selwyn by the hurried visitor who had failed to consult his guide-book and had not previous information to aid him. It was actually founded as long ago as 1497, and the buildings include the church and other ...

— Beautiful Britain--Cambridge • Gordon Home

... Dave went on frankly. "You see, sir, I have been looking forward, most eagerly, to meeting Prescott and downing him with the tricks that Jetson, Dalzell and I have been ...

— Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis • H. Irving Hancock

... dirty" they built a very splash affair, and to set an example to the state in their own establishment of economy and reform in the public departments, hired Soyer, the best cook of the age, at a salary that would have pensioned half-a-dozen of the poor worn-out clerks in Downing Street. Vulgarity is always showy. It is a pretty word, "Reformers." The common herd of them I don't mind much, for rogues and fools always find employment for each other. But when I hear of a great ...

— Nature and Human Nature • Thomas Chandler Haliburton

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